Technical Parameters

Rail Baltica is a new fast, conventional double-track electrified and ERTMS-equipped railway line with maximum design speed of 249 km/h (the maximum operational speed of 234 km/h) on the route from Tallinn through Pärnu – Rīga – Panevėžys – Kaunas to the Lithuanian-Polish border, with a connection from Kaunas to Vilnius. The new railway line will be designed with 1435 mm gauge thus confirming to all requirements of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs).